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Kenilworth Castle 3D model update, May 2023

  • Post author:Chris Blunt
  • Post published:18/05/2023
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Regular readers and KHAS members will no doubt be aware that KHAS member Mark has been working on a labour of love for some years ago, namely to produce a…

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Kenilworth Castle 3D – an update

  • Post author:Chris Blunt
  • Post published:22/04/2022
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We have been watching, with considerable interest, the work of one of our members to produce a 3D model of Kenilworth Castle as it appeared at its peak in 1575.…

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Peter de Wint’s Kenilworth Castle – Then & Now

  • Post author:Chris Blunt
  • Post published:23/07/2021
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Peter de Wint’s Kenilworth Castle - Then & Now The painting in this Then & Now comparison is a watercolour on paper by Peter de Wint (1784 - 1849), entitled…

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The Great Chamber – Then & Now

  • Post author:Chris Blunt
  • Post published:06/11/2020
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The Great Chamber - Then & Now This pair of then and now images compares a watercolour depiction of part of the inner court of Kenilworth Castle, known as The…

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Saintlowe Tower – Then & Now

  • Post author:Chris Blunt
  • Post published:23/10/2020
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Saintlowe Tower - Then & Now The then and now images above show the intricate tracery of a window of the castle’s Great Hall and a corner turret of Saintlowe…

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Leicester’s Building – Then & Now

  • Post author:Chris Blunt
  • Post published:18/09/2020
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Leicester’s Building - Then & Now This then and now image comparison of Leicester’s Building is so gratifyingly unchanged, we might as well have converted the ‘now’ image to black…

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The Banqueting Hall – Then & Now

  • Post author:Chris Blunt
  • Post published:24/07/2020
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The Banqueting Hall - Then & Now This wonderful old postcard captures the spirit of what it must have been like to visit Kenilworth Castle back before the age of…

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The Godcake – Then & Now

  • Post author:Chris Blunt
  • Post published:03/04/2020
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The Godcake - Then & Now This undated ‘then’ postcard shows the junction of Castle Green, Castle Hill and Castle Road opposite the Queen & Castle pub, known locally as…

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The Keep – Then & Now

  • Post author:Chris Blunt
  • Post published:09/08/2019
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This image of the Kenilworth Castle’s Keep was provided to KHAS from the collection of the late Reg Palmer. It shows the Keep some time in the late 1980s or…

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Photo Gallery – July Members Only Visit to the Castle

  • Post author:Chris Blunt
  • Post published:24/07/2019
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On Monday the 8th of July, a group of KHAS members enjoyed a wonderful members-only evening visit to Kenilworth Castle. KHAS chairman Jan Cooper gave us a fascinating talk on…

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The Sally Port – Then & Now

  • Post author:Chris Blunt
  • Post published:03/05/2019
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The Sally Port This Then & Now comparison pairs a 1960s ‘then’ colour image of what is possibly the castle’s Sally Port with a 2018 ‘now’ equivalent. The images have…

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Hollar Print of the Castle – Then & Now

  • Post author:Chris Blunt
  • Post published:12/10/2018
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This then and now pair of images shows part of an etching by Wenceslas Hollar of Kenilworth Castle, matched with a modern view from 2017. Hollar, properly known as Vaclav…

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Buck Print of the Castle – Then & Now

  • Post author:Chris Blunt
  • Post published:27/07/2018
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This Then & Now comparison attempts to locate the vantage point of a famous engraving, entitled The East View of Kenilworth Castle in the County of Warwick by Samuel and…

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The Fairy Bridge – Then & Now

  • Post author:Chris Blunt
  • Post published:15/06/2018
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This Then & Now comparison shows what is variously referred to on old postcards as either the ‘rustic bridge’ or ‘fairy bridge’, which once connected Mortimer’s Tower to the outer…

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Turner’s ‘Kenilworth Castle’ – Then & Now

  • Post author:Chris Blunt
  • Post published:01/06/2018
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It is testament to the fame that the romantic ruins of Kenilworth Castle attained in the early 19th century that an artist of J. M. W. Turner’s calibre chose to…

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Leicester’s Stable Interior – Then & Now

  • Post author:Chris Blunt
  • Post published:19/01/2018
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This Then & Now comparison shows Lord Leicester’s Stables, Kenilworth Castle, when it first became used as a cafe for visitors. Later renovations and alterations have since removed extra beams…

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3D Model of Kenilworth Castle – Leicester’s Stables

  • Post author:Chris Blunt
  • Post published:03/02/2017
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As we reported recently, for a number of years a KHAS member has been researching and creating a virtual 3D model of Kenilworth Castle as it might have been in 1645. Here…

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3D Model of Kenilworth Castle – A Work in Progress

  • Post author:Chris Blunt
  • Post published:13/01/2017
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For a number of years a KHAS member has been researching and creating a virtual 3D model of Kenilworth Castle as it might have been in 1645. Here are some preview…

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The Great Siege of Kenilworth 1266

  • Post author:Chris Blunt
  • Post published:08/04/2016
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Jan Cooper discusses the events of the Great Siege of Kenilworth 1266, following on from her earlier article on the life and death of Simon de Montfort at the Battle of Evesham:…

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From the Archives: The Brays

  • Post author:Chris Blunt
  • Post published:24/03/2016
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We know a great deal of the phases of development of Kenilworth Castle itself, but what of its enigmatic counterpart known as The Brays? Was it a hastily constructed rampart…

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Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester

  • Post author:Chris Blunt
  • Post published:11/03/2016
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In January 1265 Simon de Montfort called a Parliament (in the name of King Henry III), when for the first time commoners were invited to play a small part in…

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From the Archives: Anyone for Tennis?

  • Post author:Chris Blunt
  • Post published:06/02/2016
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Kenilworth's role as a royal residence meant that it was often at the centre of events of national and even world importance. A classic example is the story of the…

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Kenilworth Castle Aerial View – Then & Now

  • Post author:Chris Blunt
  • Post published:05/02/2016
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This pair of aerial photos, from 1947 and 2016 respectively, shows a rare mid-twentieth century aerial view of Kenilworth Castle and its modern day equivalent: The 'then' photo shows the…

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